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Studies show that when staff members know how to meet the needs of residents with dementia, families are more satisfied and staff has increased productivity and job satisfaction. We can customize our trainings to meet state regulations and train in modules as short as an hour.
Trainings are available on a variety of topics and are delivered on-site at health care facilities or other community-based providers. All sessions are one hour.
- An Introduction to Person Centered Care
- An Overview of Dementia
- Improving Communication
- Understanding Behavior That We Find Challenging
- Providing Meaningful Activities for People with Dementia
- Medications and Dementia
- Dementia – A Special Kind of Caring
- The fee for professional trainings is $100 per hour session.
- The fee for trainings for family members at your facility is $50 per hour session.
- Tailor-made programs following a training needs analysis, price upon request.
Continuing Education Units are available upon request.
Foundations of Dementia Care
This national training program is part of the Alzheimer’s Association Campaign for Quality Residential Care. It provides care professionals with hands-on practices that are based on the latest research and evidence of dementia care experts. There are 21 training modules (one hour each) that over nine critical care areas.
The Alzheimer's Association is committed to helping professionals improve their knowledge and skills, build stronger teams and deliver better care to people with dementia and their families. Our training and education programs are geared to professionals working in both community-based and residential care settings.
Our programs and meetings have been attended by activity professionals, administrators, nurses, occupational therapists, physical therapists, social workers and staff trainers. Many of our programs offer CEU's.
CARES: A Dementia Caregiving ApproachThis affordable, Web-based program has six, one-hour training modules that are geared primarily to direct care workers, particularly nursing assistants. Each module uses text and streaming video to illustrate how to best care for people with dementia living in residential care settings. Topics include:
- Clara Jones and her Care Team
- Introduction to Dementia
- Understanding Behavior as Communication
- Making a Connection with the Resident
- Eating Well
- Recognizing Pain
This program provides guidance for those who supervise others involved in the care of people with dementia: nurses, unit coordinators, administrators, activity directors or others in leadership positions. After this training you will be able to:
- Identify and implement methods to facilitate teamwork.
- Select and use improved communication and supervisory practices.
- Identify techniques and deliver meaningful feedback to members of your team.
- Recognize and create an environment that motivates staff.
